Last week, we attended Lucky Magazine’s FABB, the first conference of its kind held on the west coast for fashion and beauty bloggers. Even though the conference was a fashion based extravaganza, we picked up some helpful tips from our fashion friends about event planning and fashion along the way. Held at the gorgeous Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, the dawn-to-dusk event consisted of a series of panels and keynotes featuring industry insiders, as well as interactive fashion showcases by participating sponsors. Designer Zac Posen kicked off the event with a keynote address regarding what bloggers mean to fashion and the effects of social media. Randi Zuckerberg, Former Head of Marketing at Facebook and Founder and CEO of R to Z Studios, followed Posen with an address on…

This last week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Robin Wachner, Director of Communications of the OC Fair & Event Center and her fellow Communication Department members. The Orange County Fair, also known as the OC Fair, is a 23-day annual fair that is held at the OC Fair & Event Center every summer. The Fair was first held in 1890 in Santa Ana, and included a few livestock exhibits and a horse race. Since then, it has grown to become the ninth-largest fair in the United States, and had over a million guests come last year. A few of the main highlights of the fair include the diverse food vendors, selling everything from deep fried butter to turkey legs, the annual competitions and contests, the wild rides and…

The weather is warming up. The days are starting to get longer. Flowers have begun to bloom. You know what that means: spring is upon us, which means that summer is almost here! And along with summer comes all of those fabulous events ranging from weddings, barbeques, 4th of July parties, Labor Day parties… the list is endless! One of the key components to planning any beautiful summer soiree is having a lush floral arrangement. Flowers have the ability to brighten up any occasion and boast life and texture into any centerpiece. However, knowing exactly which combination of summer flowers–and how to arrange them–can be a bit of a challenge. Each year, trends and flowers tend to change–but certain flowers and styles do remain consistently stylish. To get the latest…

So was it a 3D Tupac hologram? Or a 2D Shakur with mirrors? Or perhaps the greatest surprise in musical performance history? Either way, what seems clear is that the larger than life surprise from the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music Festival likely provided a glimpse of what is to come in the event industry’s future. Now, yes this five-minute experiment did reportedly cost Dr. Dre and company well over $100,000 to pull off but with James Cameron’s Digital Domain Media Group behind it, you can be sure that the ultimate goal is massive commercial success and exposure. And in order to achieve that, there has got to be more than one Tupac performance to go around. It turns out this hologram surprise was not actually a…

After the success of promoting their 1920s drama “Boardwalk Empire” as a museum exhibit, HBO has once again turned its New York retail store into a display featuring props and costumes from one of its top shows. To celebrate the launch of season two of “Game of Thrones,” HBO has adorned the walls of its Sixth Avenue store with props, costumes and even a severed head from the popular fantasy series, along with promotional t-shirts, mugs, and DVD’s. Stand-out exhibits include Ned Stark’s Hand of the King pin, a horn goblet (a favorite among Northern lords), winter fell mugs, King Renley’s gorget, robe and crown, Dany’s dragon eggs, and perhaps the most shocking exhibit of all, a replica of the head of Ned Burns. In addition to the props, the…

We recently spoke with event planner Veronica Vargas, owner of Mon Ami Events in Long Beach, CA and she shared some amazing advice and insight with our readers. We know event planners come from many different backgrounds but how many event planners do you know have been through law school? Not very many; Veronica is one. Veronica Vargas started Mon Ami Events in 2010 and it has quickly picked up momentum in the Southern California area. Then earlier this year, capitalizing on her planning company’s success, Veronica started Birdie’s Bakery as a complimentary business. In talking with some of our readers, we know many of you find yourselves in similar situations where you are not happy in your current or past profession and are ready for a change. You know…

Ashton Kutcher has just purchased the same Lake Hollywood home he was renting for $50,000 per month since his separation from Demi Moore. Adding to the internet buzz around the story is that Kutcher was not planning on purchasing the home until pop sensation Justin Bieber toured the home and narrowed it down to one of his final three favorite homes. This somewhat forced Kutcher’s hand in purchasing the home for around $10.8mm for fear of losing it to Bieber. What few may not recognize however is this is the same Lake Hollywood home that celebrity dentist Bill Dorfman turned down due to its out-of-the-way location on a recent episode of HGTV show, Selling LA. The property itself is an entertainer’s dream – the Arrowhead Drive home sits on half…

This last week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Gregg Schwenk, CEO and Executive Director of the Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, CA. The Newport Beach Film Festival has been a prominent event in Orange County, CA since 2000, and has continued to rapidly grow over the last 13 years. The 13th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival will run April 26th – May 3rd, 2012. In this interview, Gregg shares his expert tips and insights in how to plan a successful film festival: 1.) When was the Newport Beach Film Festival founded, and why? The first Newport Beach Film Festival was held in 2000, and was a modest undertaking of a few screens, one hundred plus films, and a few after events and parties. We have grown…

Picking a team building activity for a large corporation can be a tricky challenge. There are so many different types of team building activities to choose from: classroom team training, charity team building events, outdoor scavenger hunts, survival schools–the choices are endless! So how do you choose the right corporate team building activity for your team? There are no right or wrong answers to this question, and the best activities will differ depending on the corporation. However, we did some extensive research and found these top 10 activities to be some of the most ideal and unique for getting corporate employees out-of-the-cubicle. Here are our top 10 picks for great team building activities and events for corporations: 1.) Zip Line Tours: A daring way to challenge your team is to…

Many of you have probably seen the What people think I do memes going around for the last few weeks so we thought we’d join in on the fun with our very own Event Planner meme. Click to enlarge